Rico Grant is the founder of Paloozanoire, creator of Gallery At Gumbo - the inclusive barbershop art gallery collaboration in the heart of OTR which hosts the regional focused podcast Gumbo Talks. Rico also serves as Executive Director of SoCap Accelerate based out of Northern Kentucky University, is the creator behind the Emmy award winning Black & Brown Faces art exhibition previously on exhibition at the Cincinnati Art Museum, and the new regionally focused youth awards program "17 Under Seventeen" in partnership with The University of Cincinnati, FC Cincinnati, CVG. and Duke Energy
Known as a connector throughout the city, Rico serves on several non-profit boards and advises for several startups and foundations around the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky region. In 2022 Rico launched Cinema, a premier bar & lounge dedicated to 90’s R&B and Classic Black Filmmakers as well as Fundnoire, a $1.5M fund dedicated to launching 24 new black owned small businesses throughout the city. In 2023, Rico launched his second bar and lounge LoVe which is located on 4th street in the central business district.
https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/exhibitions/black-brown-faces-verified/